Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 3,874 98.0% 48 1.2% 32 0.8% 3,954 100%
Females 1,575   98.1%   14   0.9%   17   1.1%   1,606   100%
TOTAL 5,449 98.0% 62 1.1% 49 0.9% 5,560 100%
RACE/ETHNICITY2                              
White 4,207 98.2% 42 1.0% 37 0.9% 4,286 100%
Black 644 98.2% 9 1.4% 3 0% 656 100%
AIAN3 121 94.5% 2 1.6% 5 NA 128 100%
Asian 89 98.9% 1 1.1% 0 0% 90 100%
NHPI4 98 100% 0 0% 0 0% 98 100%
Two or more 233 95.1% 8 3.3% 4 1.6% 245 100%
Unknown 57   100%   0   0%   0   NA   57   100%
TOTAL 5,449 98.0% 62 1.1% 49 0.9% 5,560 100%
Hispanic 927 98.6% 7 0.7% 6 0.6% 940 100%
Not Hispanic 4,469 97.9% 55 1.2% 43 0.9% 4,567 100%
Unknown 53   100%   0   0%   0   0%   53   100%
TOTAL 5,449 98.0% 62 1.1% 49 0.9% 5,560 100%
     
  1. Refers to Non-Prior Service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational 
      Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY10. 
  2. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify 
      as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category.
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.